Lorrie Woycik

We are so blessed in our county that so many of our neighbors and friends have made volunteering an important part of their lives. For the past fifteen years, Valparaiso...

How long did it take you to find your forever home? It only took 20 years for the Porter County Community Foundation to finally move into permanent housing, but it...

The Family Youth Service Bureau willingly and lovingly serves children and families who need a little help to have a happy life together. This year, they are offering an opportunity...

What? You haven't shopped for Mother's Day yet? It might be a good idea to get your mom and/or wife something she'll enjoy so you still are the No. 1...

It is time to Wake Up America — that is the theme of this year's National Day of Prayer, and I firmly believe that it is a most necessary day...

When you hear about the royal family, are you like me and instantly connect it with British royalty? I recently learned about a Royal Family right here in our neighborhoods....

Welcome to spring! At the Valpo YMCA Ringing in Spring run last Saturday, it was anything but spring, with strong, shivering winds, pellets of stinging snow, ugly gray clouds, and...

He may have been a teacher in the Duneland School system, but Ralph Ayres was known and loved by all of Porter County. He was a kind and caring man...

I admit it. I am a basketball junkie, and there's no better month in Indiana than March with basketball taking front and center. Whether it's high school, college or Special...

It's only been ten years since Samantha Townley was looking forward to her graduation from Valparaiso High School, ready to enjoy her college years. I have to be honest and...